Product Recall Number: 12-747
Why was Range Rider Ride-On Toy Cars recalled?
The battery can overheat, smoke, melt and catch on fire, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
Product Recall Number: 12-747
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-09-11
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Range Rider Ride-On Toy Cars
Description: This recall involves battery-powered Range Rider ride-on toy cars with an off-road vehicle body style and plastic tires. The battery can overheat, smoke, melt and catch on fire.
Hazard Description: The battery can overheat, smoke, melt and catch on fire, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 4,700
Incidents: Bluestem has received nine reports of incidents in which batteries smoked or caught on fire and melted the battery's connections or scorched the plastic in the ride-on car. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled ride-on toy cars and remove the battery and contact Bluestem for a full refund of the purchase price plus reimbursement for shipping and handling. The firm is directly contacting those who purchased the recalled ride-on toy cars.
Sold At: Fingerhut catalogs and online at Fingerhut.com and Gettington.com from September 2010 through May 2012 for between $200 and $230.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed